Simply Faster is a super fast Designer template, with several added features not available in default templates offered by Blogger. This is BloggerSentral’s second Blogger template; the first one was Tinted Panes.

Features

Auto read-more (expandable post) with thumbnail on multi-post pagesThe auto read-more uses Blogger generated 72px x 72px thumbnails (instead of resizing big images into thumbnails), loads only short snippets instead of whole posts and doesn’t use Javascript. All of these translate to smaller page file size, which means faster loading speed and increased number of posts (because it is less likely to trigger auto-pagination).

The most recent post display in full on homepageOn homepage, the most recent post will appear in full, to make it stands out from the rest of posts. You can limit how much content to show on homepage by applying Blogger’s jump-break.

Header for label-search and archive pagesComes with page header at the top of label-search and archive pages. The purpose is to tell a visitor what label page or archive page he/she is currently viewing. In case of a label page, it replaces the ugly default “Showing newest posts with label XXXX" status message.

Clutter-free static pages Sidebars and footers are removed from static pages. The post area is then widened to fill up the entire page width.

Fully customizable using Template Designer Tinted Panes allows you to customize the layout, number of columns, widths, fonts, backgrounds and colors right from the inside of the Template Designer. You are allowed to change almost every setting in Template Designer, with one exception –DO NOT SWITCH TO ANOTHER TEMPLATE (Template Designer > Templates). Changing the template will reset it to Blogger default settings and will remove the added features.

I am trying to install this on my blog but it wont let me I even tried it on my registered domain, still no luck.. it gives me this error: "We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request....error bx-rz99od"

I want to do this with my blog. However, I have a question, would it undo my customisations I've already implemented? For example I have a split header (done from your tutorial) and have customised the template so that the post title shows up before the blog name (again from your tutorial). I'm sorry if this is a silly question but I'm a writer and not very good with the tech stuff.

Please let me know so I can move on with implementing this on my blog. It's very annoying that I can't set my posts to thumbnail on my present template.

Hi Greenlava, I would like to use just the auto read more feature without java script and I found in Bloggersentral the way how to do it with java script. Can you be kind and describe what code and where to insert it. I already got before skin : .image-thumb img {height:72px; margin:15px 15px 0 0; float:left; padding: 0;} and I found <!-- thumbnail conditional --><b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:post.url'><b:else/> <b:if cond='data:post.isFirstPost'> <b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'> <b:else/> <b:if cond='data:post.thumbnailUrl'> <div class='image-thumb'> <img expr:src='data:post.thumbnailUrl'/> </div> </b:if> </b:if> <b:else/> <b:if cond='data:post.thumbnailUrl'> <div class='image-thumb'> <img expr:src='data:post.thumbnailUrl'/> </div> </b:if> </b:if></b:if><!-- thumbnail conditional --> but I am just a novice and lost when aplying to edit html. Thanks very much

@Vladimir KlimsaThe auto readmore in this template is made up of 2 conditionals in HTML. One conditional is for the thumbnail as you found above.The other one is for the snippet. You can find that portion of the code by searching for ""It's difficult to explain how to add this hack to a template because it's more than just replacing or inserting codes.Anyway, I think Blogger Buster has a tutorial on similar hack, maybe you can try that one.

how can i change the amount of chars in the "read-more summary" i checked this: http://www.bloggersentral.com/2009/11/blogger-auto-read-more-with-thumbnail.html but i dont find "summary_img" in the template code.

thanks greenlava,really great them and your are right...it loads fast.I like the auto jump break/link option. But the the first post or the newest post do not get automatic jump breaks........but adding jump-breaks manually via post editing.

please can you tell me how the first post automatically have jump-break with image thumb.........hope I could make you understand my situation.thanks

@the perfect bloggerSo you want to make the first post looks the same as the rest of the posts...You need to make changes at two places in the template. Look for these 2 pair of comments:<!-- multipost pages conditional -->Bunch of codes here<!-- multipost pages conditional -->and<!-- thumbnail conditional -->Bunch of codes here<!-- thumbnail conditional -->